Debian Security Advisory

DLA-1424-1 linux-latest-4.9 -- LTS security update

Date Reported:

18 Jul 2018

Affected Packages:

linux-latest-4.9

Vulnerable:

Yes

Security database references:

No other external database security references currently available.

More information:

Linux 4.9 has been packaged for Debian 8 as linux-4.9. This provides a supported upgrade path for systems that currently use kernel packages from the "jessie-backports" suite.

However, "apt full-upgrade" will *not* automatically install the updated kernel packages. You should explicitly install one of the following metapackages first, as appropriate for your system:

linux-image-4.9-686
linux-image-4.9-686-pae
linux-image-4.9-amd64
linux-image-4.9-armmp
linux-image-4.9-armmp-lpae
linux-image-4.9-marvell

For example, if the command "uname -r" currently shows "4.9.0-0.bpo.6-amd64", you should install linux-image-4.9-amd64.

There is no need to upgrade systems using Linux 3.16, as that kernel version will also continue to be supported in the LTS period.

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS

For Debian 8 Jessie, these issues have been fixed in linux-latest-4.9 version 80+deb9u5~deb8u1